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Multiple‐readout selective inversion recovery angiography
Author(s) -
Wang Samuel J.,
Nishimura Dwight G.,
Macovski Albert
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.1910170127
Subject(s) - inversion (geology) , computer science , pulse sequence , projection (relational algebra) , flip angle , pulse (music) , angiography , optics , algorithm , nuclear magnetic resonance , physics , geology , radiology , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , paleontology , structural basin , detector
We have developed a variation of selective inversion recovery (SIR) angiography that allows us to obtain a collection of several angiograms within the same acquisition time previously required to obtain a single image. In basic SIR, a single readout is performed after the tagging inversion pulse. In multiple‐readout SIR, a succession of readout pulses is applied following the inversion pulse. By varying the gradients appropriately during the successive readouts, we can obtain a set of multiple projection‐angle angiograms, or, by appropriately spacing the readouts throughout the cardiac cycle, we can obtain a set of time‐resolved angiograms. This technique allows us to obtain additional spatial or temporal information without increasing total scan time. A sequence of increasing flip‐angle read pulses is used to maintain a constant signal level across the images. A trade‐off exists between SNR and the number of images acquired. © 1991 Academic Press, Inc.